If you loved
Books like The Eye of the World
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan: what to read next, and why.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The model for this opening, with a similar flight from home and a hidden danger on the road.
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Mistborn: The Final Empire
A faster, more tightly plotted epic fantasy with a crisp system of magic.
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Eragon
A simpler, younger-feeling fantasy with a similar farm-boy-to-hero beginning.